Specialized Camber Fsr Expert 2011 Review

December 21 2011 at 8 00 am.

Specialized camber fsr expert 2011 review. No it s gone much further and completely changed the dna of the bike. Full blown big suspension trail bikes are cool but they get uncool pretty fast when it s time to ride them up the trail. Camber is specialized s full suspension mountain bike range designed for anything from singletrack to technical trails and descents. Specialized camber pro 29er mountain bike review by jeff barber on sep 14 2011 the specialized camber pro 29er is more mountain bike than most riders deserve and yet it s not even top of the specialized line.

Camber models are available either with 26 wheels comp elite expert 120mm front and rear suspension travel and an aluminium frame or 29 wheels with 110mm front and rear suspension travel in both aluminium 29 comp 29 and carbon fibre comp carbon 29. The specialized camber 29 line falls comfortably in the middle of those categories with just enough travel to conquer technical trails but not so much that it hinders pedaling efficiency. You could argue that of all of specialized s offerings the camber is the truest mountain bike of them all with versatility that makes it capable of riding all over the mountain. For 2011 that gap s been filled by.

By upping the travel front and rear by 10mm to 120mm slackening the head angle by over a degree and lowering the bb by a whisker it s a way more capable bike than the standard camber comp we tested last year. Specialized camber expert review. With the large rolling stock found on the camber expert carbon 29 however you ll be moving with maximum efficiency uphill with enough travel leftover to tear the descent. For 2011 the specialized camber fsr expert 2011 mountain bike features an fsr frame with an all new suspension design for confident handling and smooth trail performance.

The custom fox triad ii rear shock tackles all trail conditions with it s 3 position on the fly adjustment whilst 120mm travel rockshox reba forks offers consistent lightweight performance. But specialized hasn t simply taken the regular camber and put some burlier parts on it. This is achieved by combining our full fact 9m carbon fiber trail chassis with an m5 aluminum camber. The camber comp features 120mm of front and rear travel utilizing a rockshox recon silver fork and tektro draco hydraulic disc brakes for a plush and versatile trail bike.

Camber models are available either with 26 wheels comp elite expert 120mm front and rear suspension travel and an aluminium frame or 29 wheels with 110mm front and rear suspension travel in both aluminium 29 comp 29 and carbon fibre comp carbon 29.